Perspectives on precedent in civil law systems: an introductory study

This introductory study offers an overview of the institution of judicial precedent in Civil Law systems, to distinguish the problems that emerge in countries that have a formal or institutionalized practice of precedent, from those in which there is none. We have found that the introduction of the...

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Autores: Gómora-Juárez, Sandra, Cuautle Rodríguez, Edith, Rodríguez-Trujano, Enrique, Núñez Vaquero, Álvaro
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Boletín Mexicano de Derecho Comparado
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/19183
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.juridicas.unam.mx/index.php/derecho-comparado/article/view/19183
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:precedent
jurisprudence
judicial decisions
ratio decidendi
human rights
precedente
jurisprudencia
decisiones judiciales
derechos humanos
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Sumario:This introductory study offers an overview of the institution of judicial precedent in Civil Law systems, to distinguish the problems that emerge in countries that have a formal or institutionalized practice of precedent, from those in which there is none. We have found that the introduction of the precedent responds, on the one hand, to the growing demands for justice in the different fields of legal practice, and, on the other hand, to the need to control judicial discretion. Therefore, the underlying thesis of this work is that, in the regular operation of Civil Law systems, both constitutional courts and the judiciary in general have the practical need to construe human rights —in terms of legal provisions that will be jurisdictionally specified—.